Today DEC staff is celebrating Mr. Imbrescia’s 31 years at the helm. His vision and persistence has transformed an old secretarial school into a premiere career school. We can all agree that without Jeff’s plan, the then “Douglas School of Business” would most certainly not...
If you’re looking for ways to help fund your educational dreams your help might be right in front of you the whole time. Did you know that Douglas Education Center offers Institutional Scholarships? DEC gave away over 30 scholarships last year alone totaling around $117,000! For...
Douglas Education Center isn’t just where students can learn to make movies, it’s also where they can watch the final production. On June 13th, DEC held a movie premier for Back Fork, a movie produced by the director of DEC’s George A. Romero’s Filmmaking program. Written,...
Another day, another ribbon cutting ceremony signaling expansion and growth here at Douglas Education Center. This time, DEC invited guests and officially opened the doors to the brand new facility on campus for the Massage Therapy Program. In a ceremony held on June 10th, the DEC...
Douglas Education Center’s CDL program has expanded to Fayette County. Thanks to DEC’s partnership with the Private Industry Council (PIC) of Westmoreland County and their Dads Matter Program a new Commercial Drivers’ License (CDL) training site was opened just last week at the Joseph A....
Douglas Education Center is partnering with the Private Industry Council of Westmoreland County and the Dads Matter Program to provide fathers from three nearby counties the opportunity to train for their commercial driver’s license (CDL) for free. Yes, you read that right, they can train for free. The funding...
Douglas Education Center is launching their newest career program aimed at the booming field of massage therapy. The program will prepare them to be certified Massage Therapists to work in clinics, spas, or to be their own boss. The program will cover everything from anatomy and...
Jeffrey D. Imbrescia purchased Douglas School of Business on January 9th ,1989. At that time the school was primarily a business and secretarial school. It was contained in one building and had 5 employees. That building now serves as Douglas Education Center’s administrative building. Since that time,...
Thursday, Dec. 13, 2019 'Tis the season for giving! As the holidays approached, representatives from two prominent local charities visited Douglas Education Center (DEC) and were presented with a generous donation to help them help others in need this time of year. Capt. Susan Thwaite, Corps...
Douglas Education Center students of both George A. Romero’s Filmmaking Program and Tom Savini’s Special Make-Up Effects Program are working together with industry pros on a new web series launched in October by horror media outfit Bloody Disgusting. The series is called Flicker and aims...
